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Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
